1 Kings 10:7 Meaning and Explanation
“Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.”
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Read Full Chapter →She admits she had not believed until she saw for herself; the reality surpassed even the report.
What Does 1 Kings 10:7 Mean?
She confesses her former doubt: she had not believed the words until she came and saw with her own eyes. And what she found outran every account. The half was not told me, she says; his wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame that reached her. Seeing has shattered her low expectations.
Her words become a parable of grace. The God whose goodness is reported to us is always greater in the seeing than in the telling. Those who move from hearsay to firsthand encounter discover that with Him, the half was never told. He gives exceeding abundantly above all we ask or think.
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What does 1 Kings 10:7 mean?
She admits she had not believed until she saw for herself; the reality surpassed even the report.